Gunnison County, Colorado
Gunnison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,918. The county seat is Gunnison. The county was named for John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer and captain in the Army Topographical Engineers, who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853.
Treasure Mountain
The historic Crystal Mill, built in 1893
Lizard Lake, in the White River National Forest east of Marble, Colorado.
Tincup general store, 2008
Gunnison is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Gunnison County, Colorado. The city population was 6,560 at the 2020 United States Census. The city was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for a transcontinental railroad in 1853. Gunnison is a college town, home to Western Colorado University.
Storefronts along Main Street in Gunnison.
Welcome to Gunnison sign for travelers on Hwy 50 entering Gunnison from the east.
View of Tenderfoot Mountain taken from Gunnison in September 2009. The "W" signifies Western Colorado University.
Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport